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Dark Worlds, Act 1: The Ritual
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- Written by Daniel Yocom
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Dark Worlds, Act 1: The Ritual
Designer: Sandy Petersen and Matt Corley
Artist: Graey Ebb, et al.
Publisher: Petersen Games
Year Published: 2020
No. of Players: 5–6 (4–5 characters)
Ages: NA
Playing Time: NA
Main mechanic / Theme: 5e, Sandy Petersen’s Cthulhu Mythos / Cthulhu Horror
In the outer reaches the darkness prevails.
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Overview
Dark Worlds is a new campaign being released by Petersen Games to be played with the Sandy Petersen’s Cthulhu Mythos (SPCM) expansion for 5e. I was given a PDF copy of The Ritual for review purposes.
It is recommended to use SPCM when playing The Ritual because of added elements like Fright and Dread and monsters. It is not required to use the Mythos book because the expansion has been written to be used as its own setting or as an expansion to the setting you’re currently using. I also recommend the using the SPCM because it contains added information about the Cthulhu Mythos that would be helpful as this campaign dives deeper into that lore. Whatever setting you’re using, however, won’t come into play much. The first scene of chapter one in The Ritual doesn’t go quite as planned and the adventures and other guests at the King’s banquet find themselves in another place, Yuggoth. The Ritual is designed to take 4–5 new player characters to fifth level.
Florence Review by Jacqueline
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- Written by Jacqueline Atkins
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Designer: Dean Morris
Artist: Dann May
Publisher: Braincrack Games
Year Published: Coming to Kickstarter 2021
No. of Players: 1-5
Ages: 14+
Playing Time: 40-80 Minutes
Main mechanic / Theme: Renaissance - worker placement, area majority, and hand management
Florence combines a brilliant area control and worker placement game, with amazing art, to create something truly magnificent. With so many action choices and strategies to pick and choose from, Florence is crunchy in the best possible way. Florence has kept me wanting to play over and over since I can try something new every time.
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Florence Review by Lawrence
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- Written by Lawrence Lair
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Mi scusi, I have a date with the Medici!
Designer: Dean Morris
Artist: Dann May
Publisher: Braincrack Games
Year Published: 2021
No. of Players: 1-5
Ages: 14+
Playing Time: 40-80
Main mechanic / Theme: Area Control, Euro-Style, Worker Placement
Fortune favors the braggadocious!
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Koi Garden
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- Written by Bob Nolan
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Swimming with the Fish...and other Critters:
A Review of Koi Garden
Designer: Floyd Lu
Artist: Darina Lapkovskaya
Publisher: Self-Published
Year Published / Kickstarter: 2021
No. of Players: 2-4
Ages: 7+
Playing Time: 20-30 minutes
Main mechanic / Theme: Tile laying, card drafting, abstract
You’ll enjoy Koi Garden as much as the wildlife attracted to a real Koi garden.
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3 Secrets
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- Written by Daniel Yocom
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3 Secrets
Designer: Martino Chiacchiera and Pierluca Zizzi
Artist: Werther Dell’Edera
Publisher: DV Giochi
Year Published: 2017
No. of Players: 2–8
Ages: 14+
Playing Time: 15 minutes
Main mechanic / Theme: 20 questions, Cooperative
Can you figure out what is happening from what you see?
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3 Secrets: Crime Time
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- Written by Daniel Yocom
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3 Secrets: Crime Time
Designer: Martino Chiacchiera and Pierluca Zizzi
Artist: Andrea Izzo and Stefano Landini
Publisher: DV Giochi
Year Published: 2019
No. of Players: 2–8
Ages: 14+
Playing Time: 15 Minutes
Main mechanic / Theme: 20 Questions, Cooperative
Step out of time to figure out crimes set in history.
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